Bill Anderson vs. Jack Dreyer — Career Comparison

Bill Anderson
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Jack Dreyer
Gen ZUtahThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Dreyer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack Dreyer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.95 and WHIP 1.114 compared to 5.07 and 1.522 for Bill Anderson. By the career numbers, Jack Dreyer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Anderson and Jack Dreyer

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.75
Jack Dreyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
7.9
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.59
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.5
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.5
Jack Dreyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jack Dreyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.46
7.46
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.56
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jack Dreyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.47
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
5.07
Jack Dreyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.95
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Jack Dreyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Jack Dreyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Jack Dreyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Jack Dreyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.203
0.203
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
27
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.1
9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
10.35
Jack Dreyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
6.6
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Jack Dreyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.6
6.6
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.56
Jack Dreyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.47
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Jack Dreyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Jack Dreyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.34
Jack Dreyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.83
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.59
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Jack Dreyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
3.15
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
8.72
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Jack Dreyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.72
8.72
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.721
0.721
Jack Dreyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.284
1.284
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Jack Dreyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Jack Dreyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jack Dreyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
40.33
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
36.2
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.65
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
6.07
Jack Dreyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.07
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Jack Dreyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.75
Jack Dreyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.35
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.47
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.64
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Jack Dreyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.048
1.048
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1288
35.85
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
32.54
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Jack Dreyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Jack Dreyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.2
36.2

Fielding Stats for Bill Anderson and Jack Dreyer

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.75
Jack Dreyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
7.9
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.59
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
27
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.1
9
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.35
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.98
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.47
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.22
Jack Dreyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.39
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.83
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.17
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.83
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.7
90.7
Jack Dreyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.238
1.238
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.105
0.105
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.46
7.46
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Anderson and Jack Dreyer

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
273.91
Jack Dreyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
600
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
573.91
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
60.87
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
56.52
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.95
8.46
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
65.22
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
78.26
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.78
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
43.48
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-2.18
-9.46
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.39
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.7
Jack Dreyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
69
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Dreyer
Career
Per 600 PA